[Grovenet] Policing in the Grove

[Steven]

Originally, folks weren't going to be pulled over for not wearing seat
belts. It wasn't supposed to be a reason for a traffic stop. No longer the
case.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com [mailto:grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com]On
> Behalf Of Jeff Howden
> Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2008 11:43 PM
> To: 'Forest Grove local interests list'
> Subject: Re: [Grovenet] Policing in the Grove
>
>
> Steven,
>
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> > From: Steven
> >
> > The other issue is that everyone I know (and many I
> > don't) have been given tickets in town for nothing more
> > than the seat belt law. When first implimented, this
> > was not going to be enforced this way. [...]
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> Enforced what way?  If people aren't wearing their seatbelts (which is
> required by law) should they not get a ticket for it?  If not, how would
> you
> envision it ought to be enforced?
>
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> > [...] It looks like the city trying to drum up business
> > for their court.
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> Certainly there's a fine line between the police department performing its
> civic duty and simply living off the ticket book.  However, enforcing a
> law
> like the seatbelt law that actually saves lives and is simple for everyone
> to follow is hardly "drum[ming] up business for their court".  I think few
> would argue with the notion of elevated traffic citations in a town that
> has
> relatively few motor vehicle accidents or egregious speed violation issues
> being anything but "milking the cash cow" when there are more important
> issues (real crime, gangs, graffiti, etc.) to address in Forest Grove.
>
> ><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><
> > Stop city council from doing illegal things like the
> > business license fee (Tax).
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> I'd much rather the police department didn't doubly waste taxpayers
> dollars
> by tying up two tax-funded agencies with something that neither is truly
> equipped to work out.  Instead, let's have the police department out on
> the
> streets doing what they're really designed to do and stop/investigate
> crime
> in our city.
>
> If you have an issue with the business license fee or other ways the city
> council runs the town, may I humbly suggest that you seek the proper
> avenues
> for addressing it where it may actually do some good.
>
> Jeff
>
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